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Webster 1913 Edition
Allodium
Al-lo′di-um
,Noun.
[LL.
allodium
, alodium
, alodis
, alaudis
, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al
all, and [GREEK]t
(AS. eād
) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one’s property.] (Law)
Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to
feud
. Blackstone.
Bouvier.
Webster 1828 Edition
Allodium
ALLO'DIUM
, n.Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. In England, there is no allodial land, all land being held of the king; but in the United States, most lands are allodial.